Grain Size Characteristics and Sedimentary Environment of the Tumen Section in Southern Tengger Desert during the Interstadial of the Last Glacial

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JOURNAL OF DESERT RESEARCH ›› 2017, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (4): 666-677.DOI: 10.7522/j.issn.1000-694X.2016.00090

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Grain Size Characteristics and Sedimentary Environment of the Tumen Section in Southern Tengger Desert during the Interstadial of the Last Glacial

Yang Qingjiang¹, Wen Xiaohao¹, Li Baosheng^1,2, Chen Min¹, Ma Jiali¹, Li Fang¹, Niu Dongfeng¹

1. School of Geographical Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China;
2. State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710075, China

Received:2016-06-15 Revised:2016-07-12 Online:2017-07-20 Published:2017-07-20

Abstract

Abstract: The MIS 3 sequence of Tumen Section (TMS 3) in the southern margin of Tengger Desert was composed by paleo-aeolian sand,loess-like sandy loams,sandy loess,paleosoil,lacustrine and alluvial loess.The results of grain size analysis showed the sand contents were dominants,silty sand contents were in second place,and clay contents were minimal in TMS 3,and their contents in average are 65.45%,26.72% and 8.83%,respectively;based on the sequence decreasingly in content,the sand contents can also be divided three portions,and they are fine sand,very fine sand and medium sand-coarse sand.The contents of medium sand-coarse sand and fine sand in paleo-aeolian sands were higher than other 5 sediments in TMS 3.These grain size cycles indicated the climate during MIS 3 in this area at least went through 13 warm-wet events and 12 cold-dry events and could divided into five substages:TMS 3e (54 200-59 750 BP),TMS 3d (54 200-40 800 BP),TMS 3c (40 800-32 800 BP),TMS 3b (32 800-25 400 BP) and TMS 3a (25 400-22 940 BP).These fluctuations show a strong coherence with D/O events recorded in Greenland ice core and southern China stalagmites,as well,H events recorded in North Atlantic sediments.

Key words: southern margin of Tengger Desert, Tumen Section, interstadial of the glacial, grain size characteristics, paleoclimate

CLC Number:

P531

Yang Qingjiang, Wen Xiaohao, Li Baosheng, Chen Min, Ma Jiali, Li Fang, Niu Dongfeng. Grain Size Characteristics and Sedimentary Environment of the Tumen Section in Southern Tengger Desert during the Interstadial of the Last Glacial[J]. JOURNAL OF DESERT RESEARCH, 2017, 37(4): 666-677.

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